1. News -

    Darlington Mind is offering training through the Mental Health Champions scheme for workplaces and in community settings.
  2. News -

    The Suicide Prevention Network currently have a number of Connecting with People training sessions arranged. These sessions are free and will be delivered on line.
  3. Advice and Information -

    Please find below useful contacts for over the festive period.

    The Mental Health Support Team wish you an enjoyable festive season and best wishes for 2022.
  4. Advice and Information -

    Please find below useful contacts for over the festive period.

    The Mental Health Support Team wish you an enjoyable festive season and best wishes for 2022.
  5. News -

    Please find below DSP Winter 2021 Newsletter. This newsletter can also be accessed here https://darlington-safeguarding-partnership.co.uk/
  6. Advice and Information -

    Please find lots of information below for help over the festive period including emergency contacts, bereavement support and Citizen Advice Bureau help and support
  7. News -

    Summary of key health and social care issues
  8. News -

    Darlington Conference
  9. Advice and Information -

    The Sanctuary Scheme is a scheme to protect vulnerable people at risk of domestic abuse.
  10. Advice and Information -

    The more people are aware of these local services, the better support people can access to live well with dementia.
  11. News -

    Join online discussion groups that are focussed on health inequalities and young people. The discussion groups are being organised by the NIHR School for Public Health Research
  12. News -

    The aim of the research is to select and culturally adapt a therapy for Urdu speaking British South Asians with mild to moderate dementia.
  13. News -

    CQC's Because We All Care campaign, jointly launched with Healthwatch England, encourages more people to speak up and feedback about their or a loved one’s care.
  14. News -

    NQB's guidance on SQGs had now been published. All Integrated Care Systems are required to have a System Quality Group, focused on enabling quality improvement across the health and care system.
  15. News -

    Supporting families to come together from across Yorkshire and Humber and the North East - an opportunity to start a conversation, to share ideas and thoughts.
  16. News -

    Raise awareness of mental health and create a culture of care and promotion of positive mental health in the workplace on this free level 2 qualification with Learning & Skills.
  17. News -

    The Children’s Society Professionals’ Learning Event ‘Young Carers: Awareness & identification’ delivered in partnership with NHS England & NHS Improvement.
  18. News -

    MAIN - Taking Autism Personally is seeking to recruit a Chief Executive to consolidate and build on their work.
  19. News -

    Groundwork would appreciate if your organisation and service users could complete the below surveys to help gather information for their new project "together for change"
  20. News -

    Darlington Borough Council has commissioned cyberstalking training which is highly engaging and extremely relevant in today’s social climate
  21. News -

    Healthwatch Darlington helps people have their say about health & care services in the town. Your experiences will provide us with a complete picture of the last 2 years of the pandemic.
  22. Report -

    Healthwatch Darlington wanted to understand the experiences encountered by the LGBT+ community in Darlington when accessing healthcare services. Read Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust response to our report.
  23. Advice and Information -

    The Eve Appeal have partnered with The Survivors Trust to raise awareness of the challenges survivors of sexual violence face when accessing cervical screening appointments as part of the #CheckWithMeFirst campaign.
  24. News -

    Patients will receive better, more joined-up care under new plans announced to improve the links between health and social care.
  25. Advice and Information -

    Across Tees and Durham the NHS Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) Mental Health Partnership has funded an online therapy service for adults, Qwell ( www.qwell.io.) which runs alongside the service for young people aged 11-18, Kooth (www.kooth.com)
  26. News -

    As the first half-term of 2022 draws to a close the MHST Team has been busy rolling out Phase 2 of Mental Health Support within schools in Darlington. Support has already started within primary schools with some fabulous feedback.
  27. News -

    Healthwatch Darlington look forward to welcoming you to our March meeting via Zoom. Our guest speakers are Lisa Taylor and Siobhan Flynn from the North East and North Cumbria VCSE Partnership Programme.
  28. News -

    Northumberland Mental Health Support Team (MHST) / County Durham MHST and the National Network Parent Carer Forum working within Darlington MHST, are holding a virtual celebration event on 22nd March at 3:30 pm
  29. News -

    Inclusion North are working with Learning Disability England, Difference North East and British Institute of Human Rights to ask the Ministerial Oversight Group on Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation to involve people with lived experience.
  30. News -

    Sergeant Natalie Gilchrist has launched a Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide (SOBS) group for people in County Durham, Darlington, and Teesside.
  31. News -

    MHNE's February bulletin contains work and training opportunities, information on what is happening throughout the region, places to go for help, uplifting stories about individuals who are enjoying life to the full despite their health issues.
  32. News -

    Using Drugs? Never been in treatment? Reluctant to try treatment? Find it hard to stay in treatment? Looking for support and a new approach?
  33. News -

    A fortnightly round-up of all the latest news and events on integrating health and care across the country, including examples of best practice from NHS, local government and voluntary sector partnerships.
  34. Report -

    Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust (TEWV) working with Healthwatch Darlington and Darlington Community Hub Transformation working group
  35. Advice and Information -

    The Traveller Movement is a registered UK charity promoting inclusion and community engagement with Gypsies, Roma and Travellers.
  36. News -

    Thursday 24th March 10am to 11.30 am - SPECIAL OPENING OF HAUGHTON METHODIST CHURCH CAFÉ!
  37. News -

    Kooth and Qwell are hosting two webinars to share how their digital mental health support services support Mental Health Care Pathways across the North East & Yorkshire.
  38. News -

    During our YMHFA pilot we had a huge demand for the 2 day qualification and we delighted that we are now able to expand this offer of training
  39. Advice and Information -

    Fancy a cuppa? Sometimes reaching out to someone with as little as three words can make a big difference.
  40. Report -

    Healthwatch Darlington wanted to explore the experiences of local people at each stage of the COVID-19 pandemic. This report highlights three important milestones:
    Pre vaccine experiences, Vaccine experiences, Post vaccine experiences.
  41. News -

    ManHealth are offering FREE peer support groups across County Durham and Darlington for men aged 18+, giving them a safe space to open up about their mental health.
  42. News -

    The team at Cultural Threads are pleased to share with you up and coming dates for more Arts, Health and Wellbeing sessions hosted by their colleagues GEM Arts!
  43. News -

    These will be available to staff in the County Durham & Darlington Foundation Trust (CDDFT) area in September and November.
  44. News -

    Following the success of the first round of funding from Tees Esk and Wear Valley (TEWV) NHS Trust, which focussed on the mental health challenges being faced as a consequence of the Covid pandemic, we are delighted to announce a new round of funding
  45. News -

    Our friends at Arcus LGBT CIC have launched a survey to gather information from their older LGBT+ community after identifying potential inequalities in the health and care system.